Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), ELDR candidate to the European Commission, voting in Ghent, Belgium. Statement by Guy VERHOFSTADT. Atmosphere in the polling station, people voting and vox pops.

Belgium

VERHOFSTADT, Guy (Renew, BE)

2014 European elections (T)

vote (THS)

polling station

election night 2014 (T)

Election day - vote by Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), ALDE Group Leader and EC President candidate

SOUNDBITE (French) Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), ELDR candidate to the EC Presidency: "First of all this is a really sad day with the attack of yesterday. I am particularly shocked of what happened yesterday in a day which should be a day of democracy and tolerance. For the rest, we have to wait for the results."

Guy VERHOFSTADT leaving  the polling station

People waiting in the polling stations (3 shots)

SOUNDBITE (French) Marie-Michele DEWACK, citizen: "This is very important for me to vote because Europe is very important for all decisions in Belgium too."

People waiting in the polling stations (2 shots)

SOUNDBITE (French) by Marie-Michele DEWACK, citizen: "This (Europe) has influences in our daily life and I think that specially in environment issues."

SOUNDBITE (French) Therese COENE, citizen: "This is really important, the European elections,  because we are European people, we become more and more European and we begin to feel something useful for the residents in Europe."

SOUNDBITE (French) Erna WALRAEVE, citizen: "This is important for me to vote for the European elections because for the moment Europe manages all but me, I want another Europe, a social Europe and not an economic one."

SOUNDBITE (English) Evan MARTIN, citizen: "Crisis, I have the feeling that this is over, but not yet, and still erupts again. So, they have to fix it first. It is the priority for the people."